Charles Sumner: “I am grateful to the Senator from Iowa for the frankness with which he…”

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I am grateful to the Senator from Iowa for the frankness with which he exposed and condemned the recent orders of several of our generals.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses gratitude for a Senator's honesty in condemning the actions of certain generals, reflecting his values of integrity.

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Charles Sumner: “I am grateful to the Senator from Iowa for the frankness with which he exposed and condemned the recent orders of…”